Neck profiles on Squier Jazzmasters?

davejm

Hi all,
I'm a (mainly slim necked) Les Paul player but I've long been tempted to own a JM (ancient Tom Verlaine devotion) though I presently can't go beyond a Squier price.
I'm wondering which Squier JM model has the shallowest neck profile - I'd decided to find a Mascis but now I read in another thread that the neck is quite chunky. I'm not in a position to try any so any advice would be much appreciated.

PS; very pleased to discover the new forum, I wasn't a huge poster on the old one, though I bought a couple of guitars from other members (poor attempt at reintroduction after absence- lol)

dogload

You should get over to the Offset Guitars forum. All the gen you need from offset obsessives!

Bucket

I've got a VM and the neck isn't that big.

meltedbuzzbox

I agree with Bucket

The JM squier does have a real nice satin neck on it too

gusman2x

I've got a jm jazzmaster, and a vm jag. The neck is considerably thinner/shallower on the vm jag. In fact, it's just about as thin as any fender neck i've had.

davejm

Ah, Cheers all; looks like I should be looking at a VM Jag instead, then. I like the P90s on the Jazz, but I could always put some in a Jag... And I note it has a 22nd fret. too.
Thanks for the advice!

dogload

davejm said: Ah, Cheers all; looks like I should be looking at a VM Jag instead, then. I like the P90s on the Jazz, but I could always put some in a Jag... And I note it has a 22nd fret. too.
Thanks for the advice!


Beware! Standard Jazzmaster pickups are not P90s. They are wider and flatter but are single coils.The ones in the Squier J Mascis JM are P90s and are noticeably beefier and less open sounding. 

If you go down the Jag route you may be better off with some hotter Jag pickups (such as Seymour Duncan Hot Jag or Quarterpounders) as they don't require the body to be routed. I've tried the quarter pound ones (though I wasn't into the loss of top). Oh, and the Jag is much toppier than a Jazzmaster.

grungebob

Or get the squire lag they did with two humbuckers and change them out?

stickyfiddle

gusman2x said:

I've got a jm jazzmaster, and a vm jag. The neck is considerably thinner/shallower on the vm jag. In fact, it's just about as thin as any fender neck i've had.

That's interesting, because the VM Jag I had had the biggest Fender neck I've owned besides the Baja neck on my Tele; certainly more than my CP60's Strat and MIM Tele necks. I guess it's worth trying them in person before buying if it's a big deal.

dogload

It's worth trying them anyway to make sure you don't get the Friday afternoon one, too.

grungebob

Or get the squire lag they did with two humbuckers and change them out?

davejm

A lot of food for thought - I'm certainly much the wiser and more cautious now. Thankyou, sirs.